PTB Reports, 2023, 9, 2, 44-51.
DOI: 10.5530/PTB.2023.9.7
Published: November 2023
Type: Research Article
Authors: Yousef Ahmed Alomi, Maha Hussein Almadany, Abeer Hussin Almasoudi, Ghudair Tashan Alanazi, and Khawla Ibrahim Al-shahrani
Author(s) affiliations:
Yousef Ahmed Alomi, BSc. Pharm, MSc. Clin Pharm, BCPS, BCNSP, DiBA, CDE, Critical Care Clinical Pharmacists, TPN Clinical Pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor, and Data Analyst, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Maha Hussein Almadany, Bsc. Pharm, Health Care Quality Management Professional Diploma (HCQM), Pharmacy Quality department, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City, Al Madina Al Monwarah, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer Hussin Almasoudi, BSc. Pharm, BCPS., Director, Administration of Research and Studies, Ministry of Health, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Ghudair Tashan Alanazi, BSc. Pharm, Pharm.D, MSc. Clin Pharm, Diploma of Epid, Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist, MOH, Hafrbatin, Saudi Arabia.
Khawla Ibrahim Al-Shahrani, Pharm D, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Tail, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
Objectives: To demonstrate the pharmacist practice of the voluntary or charitable pharmacy in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: It analyzes a cross-sectional survey that discussed the Pharmacist practice of voluntary or charitable pharmacies in Saudi Arabia. The survey consisted of respondents’ demographic information about pharmacists and Pharmacy charity general practice, the practice of voluntary or charitable in various sectors. The 5-point Likert response scale system was used with closed-ended questions. The survey was validated through the revision of expert reviewers and pilot testing. Besides, various tests of reliability, McDonald’s ω, Cronbach alpha, Gutmann’s λ2, and Gutmann’s λ6, had been done with the study. The data analysis of the Pharmacist practice of charity pharmacies is done through the survey monkey system. Besides, the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS), Jeffery’s Amazing Statistics Program (JASP), and Microsoft Excel sheet version 16. Results: A total number of 578 pharmacists responded to the questionnaire. Of them, one-third responded from the Central region (180 (31.14%)), and one Quarter responded from the western region (140 (24.22%)), with statistically significant differences between the provinces (p=0.000). Males responded more than females (373 (64.53%)) versus 205 (35.47%)), with statistically significant differences among gender (p=0.001). Most of the responders were in the age group of 35-44 years (155 (26.82%)), age group 25-34 years (144 (24.91%)), age group 45-54 years (126 (21.80%)), and with statistically significant differences between all age groups (p=0.000). Less than one-half of the responders, Always, 251 (43.65%), or sometimes 130 (22.61%), participated as pharmacy volunteers before, with a statistically significant difference between the responses (p<0.000). Most pharmacists participate in pharmacy volunteer More than once a week, 260 (45.45%), or 129 (22.55%) a few times a year. Most of the responders participated in pharmacy charity for getting paradise 338 (59.61%), Improved their CV 283 (49.91%), and met their attractive 232 (49.91%). The majority of pharmacists prefer to participate as pharmacy volunteers during Disaster period 400 (70.03%), Ramadan time 368 (64.11%), regular days 363 (63.24%), and Hajj period 322 (56.10%). Conclusion: The charitable pharmacy practice by pharmacy practitioners was inadequate. The majority of pharmacy providers spend little time annually practicing charitable pharmacy activities and prefer to participate during disasters, the holy month of Ramadan, and the Hajj period. Therefore, awareness of charitable pharmacy practice is essential to improve pharmacy participation in the future.
Keywords: Charitable, Charity, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Practice, Saudi Arabia, Voluntary.
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